66 SWEET PEAS 



better suited to withstand the effects of bad weather than some 

 of the newer waved sorts, which have rather flimsy petals. 

 DON'T, in gathering Sweet Peas, cut or break the stalks, but gently 

 pull them out of the socket, that is, where the stalk joins the 

 stem. 



DON'T forget that to have Sweet Peas in bloom from July to 

 October you must follow the advice given in The Gardener, 

 which is recognised as the Sweet Pea paper. 

 DON'T fail to note that it is most essential to remove all dead and 



fading blossoms if a long season of bloom. is to be hoped for. 

 DON'T, when staking, neglect to insert the sticks firmly, putting 



them nine or ten inches in the soil. 



DON'T forget that most Sweet Pea growers are of the opinion that 

 hazel sticks are quite the best material to use for staking 

 Sweet Peas. 



DON'T forget that The Gardener issues a special Sweet Pea Number 

 the fifth week in every year either the last week in January or 

 the first week in February. 



DON'T, if you live in the suburbs, neglect to grow Sweet Peas in 

 tubs, for this is quite one of the most delightful phases of 

 suburban gardening. 

 DON'T be in too big a hurry to make your Sweet Peas grow strong 



and lusty by applying manure, or all the buds may fall off. 

 DON'T neglect to grow two or three kinds of Sweet Peas together, 

 for if the colours are carefully chosen the result is most pleasing. 

 DON'T forget that Henry Eckford, with Romolo Piazzani, Clara 

 Curtis with Mrs. Walter Wright, King Edward VII. with 

 Dorothy Eckford, are a few colour associations that give most 

 pleasing results. 



DON'T imagine that these are the only colour arrangements pos- 

 sible with Sweet Peas. They are but a few of many. 

 .DON'T think that because nearly everyone grows Sweet Peas in 



straight rows you are obliged to do the same. 

 DON'T forget that zigzag rows not only provide welcome relief 



from the straight rows, but are themselves very attractive. 

 DON'T fail to try some, at least, of the new varieties every year, or 

 you miss one of the sweets of Sweet Pea growing. They are all 

 advertised in The Gardener. 



